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Weekend Things to Do

Are you ready? Annual leaf color spectacle underway in Georgia’s mountains.

Leaves on the trees in Georgia are turning red, orange and yellow for fall. Find out what leads to the color change and where to see fall leaves turn color in Georgia.

Little Five Points Halloween and more: 15 things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend

Activities include several food festivals and the Atlanta Fair.

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Grace Byers brings new children’s book on body image to Decatur

The actress from Fox’s ‘Empire’ and Marvel’s ‘The Gifted’ hosts reading for ‘I Am Wonderfully Me’ at Brave and Kind Bookshop on Saturday.

Wine & Dine

Minhwa Spirits will move in town, and more from Atlanta’s dining scene

This week in the metro Atlanta dining scene, Doraville’s Korean American soju distillery announced a move to West Midtown, plus a bevy of openings.

Best street tacos in Atlanta: Where to go and what to order

Find some of Atlanta's best street tacos, from al pastor at Vice Taco to chorizo at El Progreso #14, plus tips on what to order and where to go.

PUNK FOODIE GUIDE

11 must-try Atlanta food pop-ups and dining events this week

From piri-piri chicken and strawberry lime conchas in Reynoldstown to Twix macarons in Sandy Springs, here’s your week in Atlanta pop-ups.

AJC Investigations

Black market for unapproved weight-loss drug thrives in Georgia

Georgia med spas and wellness clinics are openly promoting and dispensing knockoff retatrutide, a drug still in clinical trials; state regulators haven’t stopped them.

Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare.

Georgia's daycare quality rating system is flawed with the state advertising hundreds of centers as quality daycares despite serious incidents of putting kids at risk.

Atlanta paid him more than the mayor. It has little record of his work.

City has produced little to show what former government official-turned-contractor Foris Webb III did to earn $420,000 a year, AJC investigation finds.

MIKE LUCKOVICH

Mike Luckovich: Raining on the parade

Oct 15, 2026
GUEST COLUMN

Marshals Service should respect the rights of people awaiting federal trial

Our community urgently needs a local detention solution that keeps people awaiting trial on federal criminal charges close to the courthouse, their families, and their lawyers...

Oct 16, 2026
THE STEERING COLUMN

For Porsche, the past is part of the future

At Luftgekühlt, held Oct. 10 at Town at Trilith in Fayetteville, the spotlight was on vintage Porsches, particularly those powered by air-cooled engines.

Oct 16, 2026
GUEST COLUMN

I was Jon Ossoff’s guest at the Capitol, but here’s why I’m for Mike Collins

This Georgia veteran has no personal quarrel against Sen. Jon Ossoff, but he will be voting for Rep. Mike Collins for U.S. Senate because of his votes for veterans.

Oct 16, 2026
GUEST COLUMNISTS

Georgia faces a dire physician shortage in the near future if we don’t act

We must prioritize a system that eliminates profit motives, guarantees universal access to care and returns our profession to its foundational, patient-centered values.

Oct 15, 2026

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PHOTOS: Atlanta Dream face the Golden State Valkyries in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals

The Atlanta Dream face the Golden State Valkyries in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals as both teams vie for their first WNBA championship.

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PHOTOS: At ‘No Kings’ rally in Atlanta, Black voters are urged to vote early

The first Saturday of early voting in Georgia saw numerous No Kings rallies in Atlanta, with thousands more taking place across the state and nation.

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PHOTOS: Some large office-to-residential conversion candidates in Atlanta

Several proposals have been made to renovate older Atlanta office buildings to include apartments.